Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-26
DAY.
orders Relative to ats Observance by
.hi E&earney Post,

orders Relative to ats GbseT bJ
s.hti ESearney Post.
Headquarters, Pail Kearney Post, No
z. q. a. IL Department OF Dakota
Yankton, ID. I. May Goth 1SS7-1st III
compliance with department orders ano
in accordance with the rules and regu.
Iations OF the G.. d. II, Monday, the 30st
day OF May 1887, will be observed ae
Memorial day,
81 All n%onosably discharged soldiers
aad saiior OF the late var are requested
to foil in With yhls post III carrying out
the decorating ceremonies.
Bid Ali tisss aisplayed on that day
| shonfd be ut hall mast.
4th A most cordial Invitation. is ex-
tended to the ministers o. our ehurahesi
municipal authorities, principals and
teachers OF u schools, all other sooie'
| ties and associations and 10 all who ep-
| probate the blessings of free govern
nent, perpetnated by the sacrifices Of
patrotic sold!ers and sailors, to unite
With us in honorIng our loyal dead.
9th Year by year "the low green
tents whose curtains never outward
wing" are being multiplied by the Id
exorabie sophie of death, md OF the
heroic Sons OF freedom who preserved
our deatbless flag, more han d million
are i~narshalled on the shadowiess shores
of eternity, and the Survivors daily fol
low the muffled drum as they deposit
the remains OF gallant comrades in the
i silent earth. Moved by such reflections
| and aotuated by holy u patriotic I'M
pulses, let Us remember with love and
| reverence those who died in the midst
of s%euguinaty battle, in the prison pen,
| or who have since the return of white
winged peace, laid down their lives
quietly. Let us remember our dead
daily in our prayers, but OF this mem.
oriai day let US pay to them the tribute
of the first flowers OF spring, let us place
| wreaths of roses, immortelles and laurel
upon their graves and may this beauti-
full custom be carried down through the
ages until the bugle notes announcing
tho end of time shall summon all the
armies of the earth to gather in the
| camps of the God OF battles,
9th Flowers, in their beauty, typify
love; in their purity they represent
fidelity and holiness, and their fragrance
rises as incense to heaven pointing the
way to brighter shores where wars and
blood are unknown. How appropriate
and beautiful then the custom of decorat.
ing the graves of our ''unreturninG
brave" Let all surviving soldiers apG
sailors assist in the observance Of this
custom on memorial day.
ID. N. GROSS, Commander.
Attest: PHIL. K. FAUX, Adjutant.
q. A. r.. ORDERS.
Headquarters Phil Kearney Post, No
IL, G. A. r., Department of Dakota
Yankton, ID. L. May Goth 1S37-lst III
compliance with department orders ano
in accordance with the rules and regu
~lations of the order, it has been the
custom the Sunday preceding memoir
al day for the Grand Army of the Re-
lpublic to attend public worship.
Cd Therefore comrades will assemble
uniformed as far as possible, at seven
o'clock p. NJ, May 29th 1887, ut g. A.. r
hall. for that purpose.
Sd All honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors, whether they are member
of Phil Kearney post or not, are cordial,
invited to fall in ranks.
4th The womep's relief corps and al
civic and military Organizations Will
the citizens generally, are invited TO b.
present with us aud TO listen to q sermon
by Rev. d. b. Nichols, at the OoDgre
gational church in this CITY, perpetual
ing the memory of our departed com
rades. By command of
d: N. GRoss, Post Commander.
Attest: PHIL K.FAUnK, Adjutant,
Il